Abstract: Maltitol crystals containing sugar crystals other than maltitol which have excellent solubility, almost no hygroscopicity, do not become bulky when they are stored or transported because they have a large bulk density, a small difference between packed bulk density and loose bulk density thereof and excellent flowability. The maltitol crystals containing sugar crystals other than maltitol have a loose bulk density of particles having a particle size of 20 to 50 mesh after grinding and classification of more than 0.750 g/cd and 0.850 g/cc or less.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having an oil absorptivity of 0.1 to 6.9 wt % and a bulk density of 0.60 to 0.75 g/cc when it is ground and classified to ensure that at least 70 wt % of the obtained particles should have a particle size of 16 to 50 mesh and a process for producing a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol, comprising introducing air bubbles into a maltitol aqueous solution. According to this process, a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having high solubility and almost no moisture absorption is produced at a high work efficiency and a low cost in a short period of time.

Abstract: Provided is a coated organic acid preparation for preserving bakery products, which is obtained by coating an organic acid with a coating agent having a melting point of 64-98° C., provided that the bakery products are not those manufactured by yeast fermentation. By using the coated organic acid preparation of the present invention, bakery products with improved shelf life are provided without affecting the volume, appearance, taste or flavor of the baked product.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid composition comprising &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol (GPM), &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol (GPS-6) and a small amount of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol (GPS-1) and a production process therefor. The above crystalline mixture solid composition is produced by mixing a hydrophilic solvent with a solid composition or aqueous solution comprising 50 to 80 wt % of GPM, 1 to 50 wt % of GPS-6 and 0.01 to 20 wt % of GPS-1, separating solid matter from a liquid, and removing water and the solvent from the solid matter and can be obtained as a thin scale crystal.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid composition which has almost no hygroscopicity, is easy to handle and dissolve and hardly worn by abrasion, and comprises &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol and &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and may further comprise &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol in a certain case is obtained in an extremely short period of time by a power-saving and labor-saving process with a small-scale apparatus. A composition which comprises 20 to 75 wt % of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol, 23 to 70 wt % of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and 2 to 25 wt % of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol and is in a crystalline mixture solid state or has a specific surface area of 0.07 to 0.1 m2/g, and a composition which comprises 30 to 75 wt % of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-l,1-mannitol, 25 to 70 wt % of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and has a specific surface area of 0.07 to 0.1 m2/g.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having an oil absorptivity of 0.1 to 6.9 wt % and a bulk density of 0.60 to 0.75 g/cc when it is ground and classified to ensure that at least 70 wt % of the obtained particles should have a particle size of 16 to 50 mesh and a process for producing a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol, comprising introducing air bubbles into a maltitol aqueous solution. According to this process, a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having high solubility and almost no moisture absorption is produced at a high work efficiency and a low cost in a short period of time.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid composition comprising &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol (GPM), &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol (GPS-6) and a small amount of &agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol (GPS-1) and a production process therefor.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid composition which has almost no hygroscopicity, is easy to handle and dissolve and hardly worn by abrasion, and comprises

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preservation of foods, in which at least one kind of a natural antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of protamine, chitosan, and lysozyme to foods is added into the foods, and the foods obtained are stored in the presence of a deoxidizing agent under a substantially sealed condition. According to the present invention, the deterioration of foods by microbes, yeasts and the like which has not been sufficiently prevented by the use of conventional natural antimicrobial agents can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: Disclosure is a method for converting maltitol into crystalline powder by very simple procedures and in short time. To an aqueous solution of maltitol with 1-15% by weight of moisture content, seed crystals of maltitol are added and a shearing force is applied continuously at a temperature lower than the melting point of the seed crystals, thus obtaining a powdery crystalline maltitol.

Abstract: A new oxygen absorbent which is used sealed in a pack with a food to prevent the food from deteriorating is disclosed, in which the oxygen absorbent contains ascorbic acid and/or salts thereof, an alkaline compound such as sodium carbonate, a reaction accelerator such as ferrous sulfate, and a silica gel, and improves the flowability and the oxygen absorbability.

Abstract: A new oxygen absorbent which is used sealed in a pack with a food to prevent the food from deteriorating is disclosed, in which the oxygen absorbent contains ascorbic acid and/or salts thereof, an alkaline compound such as sodium carbonate, a reaction accelerator such as ferrous sulfate, and a silica gel, and improves the flowability and the oxygen absorbability.

Abstract: A method of disinfection for retroviruses which comprises contacting inanimate object in need of such treatment with a natural or synthetic oligo- or polysaccharide having at least one S-oxoacid group attached to the saccharic carbon atom through a linking group of low molecular weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method of producing solid sorbitol which hardly cakes even in long storage, in which seed crystals are dispersed in melted sorbitol at a temperature that the melted sorbitol does not solidify but the seed crystals do not melt, and cooled to about 50.degree. to 85.degree. C., kept at said temperature for a given period and then cooled again.

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Abstract: Method of treatment of diseases caused by retroviruses which comprises administering therapeutically effective amount of a natural or synthetic oligo- or polysaccharide having at least one S-oxoacid group attached to the saccharic carbon atom through a linking group of lower molecular weight or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need of such treatment.